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Processed Food: The Good, Bad & Ugly

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What is processed food?  Wikipedia describes “processed food” as any food that is changed from its natural, raw state. Under that definition, a lot of food we eat is processed. However, most of us tend to define processed food in a much narrower sense.  For us, “processed food” is food which has been chemically altered through additives such as flavors, flavor enhancers, binders, colors, fillers, preservatives, stabilizers, etc., or which has been manufactured through a combination of other methods. Generally speaking, if the ingredients aren’t “natural,” we consider it to be processed. The truth is, processing has made the world’s food supply much safer to eat and has made the storage of food a much healthier and more viable option. Processing kills pathogens and extends the shelf-life of food. Processing has made it possible to transport food to famine stricken areas, helping to relieve suffering worldwide. Despite these benefits, I wouldn’t classify processed foods as a h
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Dangers of Diet Soda

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Diet sodas are billed as being good for Type 2 diabetics and other blood sugar challenged types, but they are not beneficial. Because of something called the “cephalic phase response,” your body tastes the sweetness and even though there are no calories to shuttle, the brain triggers a release of insulin from the pancreas and a “sugar is coming, stop burning fat response” from the liver. The result is the usual array of insulin-related problems, including an increased urge to eat, an increased tendency toward fat storage, and a confusion of the body’s built in caloric monitoring systems, all of which compel you to plump up and eat even more unhealthy stuff later. Herbalife  has answers to these challenges. A  healthy soda alternative  can be either an  Herbalife   Lift-off  or various tea options, all with minimal sugar and calories. Diet sodas and the chemically derived artificial sweeteners they contain may act as neurotoxins and have been linked to headaches, memory p
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Start Your Day with a Healthy Meal Replacement

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Inaccuracies in counting calories and estimating portion sizes are two of the biggest obstacles to successful weight loss. Despite even the best efforts, the scale refuses to budge. The beauty of meal replacements is that portion control is taken care of. They are designed to provide  great nutrition within a defined number of calories. On top of that, they are simple and convenient for  today’s busy lifestyles and healthy dieting. Portion control is one of the primary strategies for controlling calorie intake. Many people don’t take  the time to  count calories   or to weigh and measure foods. If they do, they usually stop after a while, thinking they can estimate portions fairly well. Portion sizes may then begin to creep up, and weigh loss starts to slow down. More often than not, portion sizes will then gradually increase and the rate of weight loss slows. Most people tend to forget that everything counts, including any fats used in cooking or foods consumed while standing
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Prediabetes. Are You at Risk?

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Prediabetes  is when a person’s blood sugar glucose level is higher than normal but not high enough to be Type 2 diabetes. If you have Type 2 diabetes, your body does not use insulin properly. Eating healthy food and losing weight is a step in the right direction. People with  Prediabetes  often don’t have symptoms. Symptoms of prediabetes include: Unusual thirst Frequent urination Blurred vision Extreme fatigue Frequent infections Cuts and bruises that are slow to heal Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet Recurring skin, gum or bladder infections Your doctor may recommend testing if you have any risk factors for  diabetes or prediabetes including: High blood pressure Low HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides A family history of diabetes Belonging to an ethnic or minority group at high risk for diabetes According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), research shows that you can lower your risk for Type 2 diabetes by 58% by:
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Change Fat Storage to Fat Burning

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The problem with many diets, to include a low carb diet, is that they take too much time and are too complicated. There is a large amount of planning involved with a healthy diet. Even when following the diet, the weight does not come off very quickly. In fact, most of the time a person will only lose one or two pounds a week when first starting a diet. This can be disheartening and lead to the oh-so-familiar yo-yo effect. When someone steps on the scale and sees a two pound weight loss when they think it should be more, they are likely to spiral out of control, quit the diet and resume their poor eating habits again. The road to weight loss begins with a simple step: that you motivate yourself to take and transform into a difficult and never ending journey of discipline and weight loss, motivation and self-improvement. Healthy weight loss What many people don’t realize is that losing one or two pounds a week is the healthiest way to lose weight. Losing this amount sets
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Herbalife24 Helps Athletes Before, During & After Workouts

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Designed to help you achieve your best workout, Herbalife24 is a complete nutritional fitness supplement. Being an athlete is a lifestyle requiring nutrition 24 hours a day. From the time an athlete wakes up, prepares for the day, trains, performs and recovers, Herbalife24 sports nutrition delivers unrivaled nutritional support. Complete nutrition at its best, Herbalife24 is the first comprehensive performance nutrition line empowering athletes 24 hours a day. Determine your day-to-day needs based on activity levels and training demands with this customizable seven-product line. All products serve a specific nutritional purpose and contain all natural colors, flavors and sweeteners. For detailed nutritional information or to order products, contact us .
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Break the Fast. Breakfast: the Most Important Meal of the Day

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Lose weight. Eat Breakfast. What’s for breakfast? Coffee? Most mornings we barely glace at the kitchen. Fixing  breakfast  takes up precious time that’s in short supply. But there’s ample evidence that the simple act of eating breakfast, every day, is a big part of losing weight. Lots of weight. People skip breakfast thinking they’re cutting calories, but by mid-morning and lunch, that person is starved. Breakfast skippers replace calories during the day with mindless nibbling, binging at lunch and dinner. They set themselves up for failure. Eating breakfast should be a daily habit and is an important strategy to lose weight and keep it off. Another problem a lot of people have is eating a breakfast loaded with carbohydrates and it creates blood sugar issues. Click to download presentation with more information! . When you don't eat breakfast, you're actually fasting for 15-20 hours, so you're not producing enzymes needed to metabolize fat to lose weigh
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